SketchUp 8 shadows issue
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Hi, I did record a short video for showing the shadows bug I'm experiencing. I can't say exactly when it started but I'm sure the only thing that changed since when it was working is that I updated my Nvidia drivers (there's already a thread about issues connected to the latest Nvidia drivers). Here is the video (streaming hosted on my DropBox, I didn't want to upload it to YouTube or Vimeo):
I hope I'm showing the issue in a clear way. Any idea about what's going on? Do you think it's drivers related? I'm using Octane as renderer and other applications /games requiring the latest and most optimized Nvidia drivers, so downgrading is not an option. I'm getting used to working without shadows but it's a pain. My current drivers are the 285.62 WHQL and the rest of my specs are in my signature.
Thanks and have a nice time!
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Where is your more geo-located ?
Antarctica ? -
I'm still experiencing this issue and you can imagine how much it ruined my SketchUp experience
Is anyone else facing it? -
@tig said:
Where is your more geo-located ?
Antarctica ?These things generally happen when you assign the time zone but do not assign a corresponding geolocation to it. Please, consider TIG's tip and see if you add a location corresponding that UTC time zone I can see in the video, the same thing happens.
The initial template has a default location in Boulder, CO. If you are on the other side of the world (with a time zone setting), weird things can happen.
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@Gaieus : please don't laugh at me but I thought TIG was being ironic, since I never used the geolocation feature and never even notice its menu voice
Thanks for explaining it so that I could fix the problem!
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So did it fix it?
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Yes it did fix the problem. I'm wondering though: for setting the geolocation I go to File->Geo-location menu item, then add location, then select region, then grab. Is it the only possible way? Doing this I end up with a satellite image being imported in my scene, and I usually have to unlock and erase it -- not a big pain but I wonder if it's the only way. One more question: what is the default UTC in SketchUp? I think it was -8 or something? Thanks!
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There is also the
Set manual locationbutton. You need to know the exact coordinates however. The two upper fields are optional. -
Yeah UTC-7 is default. well in 2015 it is.
Ive had this issue till recently as well, the above helped out, makes sense that a location that far from a time zone would affect shadows in crazy ways but It never clicked in my head till I read this thread. Thanks guys.
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... I fact
it seems bette to Geo-Locate the model either by way of grabbing aerial location or manually > window > model info > geo locate before changing time zone in shadows. Geo-locating updates time zone in any case.
Should work both ways I guess (though a time zone only isn't accurate enough) but least this works.
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